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twofish
Oct22-08, 10:37 AM
1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data

http://members.shaw.ca/code/statics.bmp

2. Relevant equations

3. The attempt at a solution
I'm having a tough time getting started with this one. Obviously W= 196.2N and AD = 0.425m
Do I need to do a force-couple system?
Thanks much!
Steven

waht
Oct22-08, 12:10 PM
This is a statics problem. What is the sum of all forces in the "x" direction and the sum of all forces in "y" direction equal to? And the sum of all moments?